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Food organized in a refrigerator.

Does intermittent fasting really work?

By ALAN FREISHTAT

THE STUDY highlights how the body adjusts to recurring nutritional challenges.

How the liver remembers: The science behind intermittent fasting

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

An illustrative of a road sign saying "Forgive Yourself."

Yom Kippur: Solidarity, compassion, and forgiveness

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

An illustrative image of a Torah scroll and a shofar for Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur: Your guide to Judaism's holiest day

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG delivers a video address from Jerusalem at a rally in solidarity with Israel and against antisemitism, in Washington, DC, last November. The event was a powerful testament to what we can achieve when we come together, says the writer.

Tisha B'Av: Embracing unity to overcome baseless hatred

By William C. Daroff

WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground as a sign of mourning on Tisha Be’av last year at the Western Wall

'Kinah Beeri': Tisha B’Av 2024 to reflect October 7 horrors, Jewish resilience

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70

The fast of the 17th of Tammuz reminds us of the breaching of Israel's walls time and time again

By Sivan Rahav Meir

The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70

Fast of the 17th of Tammuz: Times and customs

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

FOUR YOUNG women hostages before and after their capture.

Fast of Liri, Karin, Romi: Activists observe Fast of Esther in honor of hostages

MOURNERS ATTEND the funeral, in Rehovot, of IDF Captain Yarin Gahali, killed in the Gaza Strip this week. Our generation has the task of extolling the heroism of those murdered in defense of our country, says the writer.

10th of Tevet: Historical and current perspective - opinion

By OFEK MEIR

THE MASSES gather at the Western Wall to recite prayers for forgiveness before Yom Kippur, as viewed from the Aish World Center rooftop, this past Saturday night.

The day after Yom Kippur, so where do we go from here? - opinion

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Hatzolah Air Medivac Helicopter simulation with Magen David Adom ambulance in Israel.

Hundreds injured, fainted or fell ill during Yom Kippur in Israel - MDA

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Caffeine suppositories for Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur's strangest trend: Meet the caffeine suppository

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shabbat candles

What time does Yom Kippur start?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

SUNSET MEDITATION at Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, in Patagonia, Arizona.

Spiritual fasting: Can a diet impact spirituality?

By LIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI

TREE OF life: Yom Kippur demands we place a heavy focus on issues of relationships between us and our fellow humans.

Yom Kippur lessons for caring for those with dementia

By YUVAL CHERLOW

WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground as a sign of mourning on Tisha Be’av last year at the Western Wall

Opponents of Israel’s judicial reform see parallels in Tisha Be’av

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

PRAYERS TAKE place at the Western Wall on Tisha Be’av, last year.

Secular Israelis fast on Tisha Be'av in protest of judicial reform